Good Morning from KRBC Meteorologist Chis Whited...* Clear and cold on this morning morning with temperatures into the 20s across the region. Expect abundant sunshine today with highs in the upper 40s and lower 50s today. Mostly clear and cold tonight with lows once again in the lower t0 middle 20. Mostly sunny on Tuesday with highs around 50° across the area.
* The Week Ahead: Temperatures will be cool to start the week but we'll begin a warming trend for the middle and end of the week. Highs will climb into the middle 60s by midweek. Expect a few clouds later in the week but no rain in the forecast. A weak cold front should move in on Friday night which will cool us back into the 50s on Saturday. The front is advertised to retreat back northward by Sunday as a warm front so highs climb back into the 60s. Models have backed off on rain chances that were expected for late Friday and into the weekend so I my forecast package this morning is showing a dry weekend ahead. This could and probably will change as new model data comes in this week.
* The Winter Outlook: The Climate Prediction Center indicates a moderate El Niño pattern continues to bring West Central Texas a wetter pattern here in the winter months. Increased wintry precipitation is possible depending on temperature trends. Equal chances of above or below normal temperatures remain possible for the area.
* Drought Information: For the latest drought information for the state of Texas please visit the U.S Drought Monitor website by clicking here. The data is updated by the government every Thursday morning around 7:30 AM local time.
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Enjoy your Monday...
